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I.slip1 S3 W2 /slɪp/ BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle slipped, present participle slipping) [Word Family: noun: ↑slip, ↑slipper, ↑slippage, ↑slipperiness; verb: ↑slip; adjective: ↑slippery] [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Middle Dutch; Origin: Middle Low German slippen] 1. FALL OR SLIDE [intransitive] to slide a short distance accidentally, and fall or lose your balance slightly: Wright slipped but managed to keep hold of the ball. slip on He slipped on the ice. 2. GO SOMEWHERE [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to go somewhere, without attracting other people’s attention SYN slide: Ben slipped quietly out of the room. One man managed to slip from the club as police arrived. 3. PUT SOMETHING SOMEWHERE [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put something somewhere quietly or smoothly SYN slide: Ann slipped the book into her bag. A letter had been slipped under his door. Carrie slipped her arm through her brother’s. 4. GIVE SOMETHING TO SOMEBODY [transitive] to give someone something secretly or without attracting much attention slip somebody something I slipped him a ten-dollar bill to keep quiet. slip something to somebody Carr slips the ball to King who scores easily. 5. MOVE [intransitive] to move smoothly, especially off or from something: As he bent over, the towel round his waist slipped. slip off/down/from etc He watched the sun slip down behind the mountains. The ring had slipped off Julia’s finger. Cally slipped from his grasp and fled. 6. KNIFE [intransitive] if a knife or other tool slips, it moves so that it accidentally cuts the wrong thing: The knife slipped and cut his finger. 7. GET WORSE [intransitive] to become worse or lower than before: Standards have slipped in many parts of the industry. His popularity slipped further after a series of scandals. You’re slipping, Doyle! You need a holiday. 8. CHANGE CONDITION [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to gradually start being in a particular condition SYN fall slip into He had begun to slip into debt. She slipped into unconsciousness and died the next day. The project has slipped behind schedule. 9. CLOTHES [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put a piece of clothing on your body, or take it off your body, quickly and smoothly slip something off/on Peter was already at the door slipping on his shoes. slip into/out of She slipped out of her clothes and stepped into the shower. 10. TIME [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if time slips away, past etc, it passes quickly slip away/past/by The search for the missing child continued, but time was slipping away. The hours slipped past almost unnoticed. 11. slip your mind/memory if something slips your mind, you forget it: I meant to buy some milk, but it completely slipped my mind. 12. let something slip to say something without meaning to, when you had wanted it to be a secret: He let it slip that they were planning to get married. 13. GET FREE [transitive] to get free from something that was holding you: The dog slipped his collar and ran away. 14. slip through the net British English, slip through the cracks American English if someone or something slips through the net, they are not caught or dealt with by the system that is supposed to catch them or deal with them: In a class of 30 children, it is easy for one to slip through the net and learn nothing. 15. let something slip (through your fingers) to not take an opportunity, offer etc: Don’t let a chance like that slip through your fingers! 16. slip one over on somebody especially American English informal to deceive or play a trick on someone 17. slip a disc to suffer an injury when one of the connecting parts between the bones in your back moves out of place slip away phrasal verb 1. to leave a place secretly or without anyone noticing: He slipped away into the crowd. 2. if something such as an opportunity slips away, it is no longer available: This time, Radford did not let her chance slip away. slip something ↔ in phrasal verb to use a word or say something without attracting too much attention: He had slipped in a few jokes to liven the speech up. slip out phrasal verb if something slips out, you say it without really intending to: I didn’t mean to say it. The words slipped out. slip up phrasal verb to make a mistake ⇨ slip-up: The company apologized for slipping up so badly. slip up on Someone had slipped up on the order. II.slip2 S3 BrE AmE noun [Word Family: noun: ↑slip, ↑slipper, ↑slippage, ↑slipperiness; verb: ↑slip; adjective: ↑slippery] [Sense 1,8: Date: 1400-1500; Language: Middle Dutch; Origin: Middle Low German slippe 'split, slit, flap'] [Sense 2-7, 9: Date: 1400-1500; Origin: ⇨ ↑slip1] [Sense 10: Language: Old English; Origin: slypa 'slime'] 1. PAPER [countable] a small or narrow piece of paper: a slip of paper an order slip a betting slip ⇨ ↑payslip 2. MISTAKE [countable] a small mistake: Molly knew she could not afford to make a single slip. 3. slip of the tongue/pen a small mistake you make when you are speaking or writing, especially by using the wrong word: It was just a slip of the tongue. ⇨ ↑Freudian slip 4. give somebody the slip informal to escape from someone who is chasing you: Somehow she’d given them the slip. 5. CLOTHING [countable] a piece of underwear, similar to a thin dress or skirt, that a woman wears under a dress or skirt: a white silk slip 6. GETTING WORSE [countable usually singular] an occasion when something becomes worse or lower SYN drop slip in a slip in house prices 7. SLIDE [countable] an act of sliding a short distance or of falling by sliding 8. a slip of a girl/boy etc old-fashioned a small thin young person – often used humorously 9. CRICKET [countable usually plural] a part of the field where players stand, trying to catch the ball in ↑cricket 10. CLAY [uncountable] technical a mixture of clay and water that is used for decorating pots
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slip If you lose your balance, you can slip. | | | | | ◎ | [slip] | ※ | danh từ | | ■ | sự trượt chân | | ☆ | a slip on a piece of banana-peel | | trượt vỏ chuối | | ■ | điều lầm lỗi; sự lỡ (lời...), sự sơ suất | | ☆ | slip of the tongue | | điều lỡ lời | | ■ | áo gối, áo choàng; váy trong, coocxê; tạp dề | | ■ | dây xích chó | | ■ | bến tàu; chỗ đóng tàu, chỗ sửa chữa tàu | | ■ | miếng giấy nhỏ, mảnh gỗ nhỏ, thanh gỗ dẹt | | ■ | cành ghép, mầm ghép; cành giâm | | ■ | nước áo (đất sét lỏng để tráng ngoài đồ sứ, đồ đất trước khi nung) | | ■ | (số nhiều) buồng sau sân khấu | | ■ | (số nhiều) quần xi líp | | ■ | cá bơn con | | ■ | bản in thử | | 〆 | to give someone the slip | | ✓ | trốn ai, lẩn trốn ai | | 〆 | a slip of a boy | | ✓ | một cậu bé mảnh khảnh | ※ | ngoại động từ | | ■ | thả | | ☆ | to slip anchor | | thả neo | | ■ | đẻ non (súc vật) | | ☆ | cow slips calf | | bò đẻ non | | ■ | đút nhanh, đút gọn, đút lén, giúi nhanh, nhét nhanh, nhét gọn | | ☆ | to slip something into one's pocket | | nhét nhanh cái gì vào túi | | ☆ | to slip a pill into one's mouth | | đút gọn viên thuốc vào mồm | | ■ | thoát, tuột ra khỏi | | ☆ | dog slips his collar | | chó sổng xích | | ☆ | the point has slipped my attention | | tôi không chú ý đến điểm đó | | ☆ | your name has slipped my momery | | tôi quên tên anh rồi | ※ | nội động từ | | ■ | trượt, tuột | | ☆ | blanket slips off bed | | chăn tuột xuống đất | | ■ | trôi qua, chạy qua | | ☆ | opportunity slipped | | dịp tốt trôi qua | | ■ | lẻn, lủi, lẩn, lỏn | | ☆ | to slip out of the room | | lẻn ra khỏi phòng | | ■ | lỡ lầm, mắc lỗi (vì vô ý) | | ☆ | to slip now and then in grammar | | thỉnh thoảng mắc lỗi về ngữ pháp | | 〆 | to slip along | | ✓ | (từ lóng) đi nhanh, phóng vụt đi | | 〆 | to slip aside | | ✓ | tránh (đấu gươm) | | 〆 | to slip away | | ✓ | chuồn, lẩn, trốn | | ✓ | trôi qua (thời gian) | | ☆ | how time slips away! | | thời giờ thấm thoắt thoi đưa! | | 〆 | to slip by | | ✓ | trôi qua (thời gian) (như) to slip away | | 〆 | to slip into | | ✓ | lẻn vào | | ✓ | (từ lóng) đấm thình thình | | ✓ | (từ lóng) tố cáo | | 〆 | to slip on | | ✓ | mặc vội áo | | 〆 | to slip off | | ✓ | cởi vội áo, cởi tuột ra | | 〆 | to slip out | | ✓ | lẻn, lỏn, lẩn | | ✓ | thoát, tuột ra khỏi | | ✓ | kéo ra dễ dàng (ngăn kéo) | | 〆 | to slip over | | ✓ | nhìn qua loa, xem xét qua loa (một vấn đề...) | | 〆 | to slip up | | ✓ | (thông tục) lỡ lầm, mắc lỗi | | ✓ | thất bại; gặp điều không may | | 〆 | to slip a cog | | ✓ | (thông tục) (như) to slip up | | 〆 | to slip someone over on | | ✓ | (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) lừa bịp ai | | 〆 | to let slip the gogs of war | | ✓ | (thơ ca) bắt đầu chiến tranh, gây cuộc binh đao |
| ◎ | [slip] | 〆 | saying & slang | | ■ | become lower, lose ground | | ☆ | My grades slipped last semester. My average dropped from B to C. |
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